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RAFTSMAN'S JOURNAL, 

CLEARFIELD, PA. 

1917. 



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[Prom th^ Raftsman's Journaf, April 
18, 1917.] 

The (IcdicFtion on TueP'l.ay, Wednes- 
day and Thursday, April 10th, 11th 
and 12tl\ lt'17, of the Clearfield Hi-h 
School bnilujiig marked an important 
epoch in the development of the edu- 
cational institutions of this borough. 

Clearfield county was erected March 
26thj 180 i, by an act of the Legisla- 
ture. Pursuant to the provisions of the 
Aet, Roland Curtin, Robert Boggs and 
William Tate were appointed trustees 
of Cie?.rfield county to 

"receive proposals in writing * * 
for the grant or conveyance of any 
lauds * '■ * for fixing the place 
for holding Courts of Justice * * 
or the transfer of any other prop- 
erty or payment of money for the 
use of said" county, etp. 

Among the proposals submitted to 
these trustees was one dated Conestoga, 
Jan. 18, 1805, from Abraham Witmer, 
reciting his ownership of three tracts 
of land on Ihe West Branch of the Sus 
quehanna in Clearfield county, and pro- 
posing that 

"should Either of these Tracts be 
Deemed Eligible for the county 



Town, to give 250 acres to be laid 
off into Town Lots and out lots 
in Such Manner as may be De- 
sired by the Proper authoritye, 
one-fourth Part of Neat Proceeds 
of Sales for the Erection of public 
Buildings, one-fourth for tbeEn- 
dowment of an Academy in the 
contemplated Town" * * * 

This proposal was transmitted to the 
Legislature by the trustees together 
with the other proposals received by 
them. 

Attempts were made to get the Leg- 
islature to locate the Seat of Justice 
upon the land of tliis or that particular 
owner. Tl.ese efforts failed, but re- 
sulted in the passage of the Act of 
April 4, 1805, by virtue of which Gov- 
ernor McKean appointed Roland Cur- 
tin, John Eleming and James Smith 
commissioners "to view and determine 
the most eligible and proper situation 
for the Seat of Justice and public 
buildings for the county of Clearfield." 

These commissioners reported that they 

"do find that the old town of 
Chincleclamouse in said County 
(the property of Abraham Witmer, 
of the Township of Lancaster, in 
the County of Lancaster and Com- 



mouwealth of Pennsylvania) situ- 
ated on the south side of the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna Eiver, 
in said County aforesaid, is the 
most eligible and proper situation 
for the seat of Justice and public 
buildingo in the said County; and 
we have laid out said town (a 
plan of which is attached to the 
report), and we do further report 
that we have received from said 
Abraham Witmer his bond, which 
is hereto annexed for the convey- 
ance of certain lots and the pay- 
ment of certain money at the time 
and for the purpose therein men- 
tioned. ' ' 

The plan attached to the report in- 
cluded the territory now part of the 
borough of Clearfield, bounded on the 
west by the river, on the south by Wal- 
nut street, on the east by Fourth street 
and on the north by Pine street. On 
this plan three lots, numbers 162, 177 
and 178, located at the northwestern 



corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, 
are marked "Academy Lots." 

"Clearfield county was named after 
Clearfield creek." (Morse American 
Gazateer, 1810) and the Seat of Justice 
was now named Clearfield, after the 
county of which it was to become the 
capital town. 

On November 5, 1805, Abraham Wit- 
mer gave his bond to the commissioners 
mentioned above, for $10,000, condi- 
tioned,* among other things, as follows: 

"And the said Abraham Witmer 
further agrees and engages to give 
his bond, or other security, as may 
b» required, to such persons as may 
be authorized to receive the same 
for the payment of $3000 on the 
first of May, which' will be in the 
year of our Lord 1812, one-half 
thereof to be applied for the use 
of an academy or public schools 
in said town. ' ' 



Clearfield Academy. 

On February 12, 1827, an Act was 
approved in which it was enacted: 

' ' That there shall be, and hereby 
is, established in the town of Clear- 
field, in the County of Clearfield, 
an academy for the education of 
youth in the useful arts, sciences 
and literature, by the name and 
style of ' The Clearfield Acad- 
emy.' " 

The Act makes the following appro- 
priation: 

"Section 7. That the sum of two 
thousand dollars be and the same 
is hereby granted * * * to the 
trustees of the Clearfield Academy 
* * one thousand dollars there- 
of to enable them to erect suita- 
ble buildings for said academy or 
to be otherwise applied under their 
direction in such manner as they 
shall believe most advantageous 
for promoting the object of said 
institution, and the remaining one 
thousand dollars shall be placed in 
some safe, productive fund or 
funds, and the income thereof 
shall be forever applied in aid of 
• other revenues, to compensate a 
teacher or teachers in said acad- 
emy. " * * * 

The trustees named in the incorpor- 
ating Act were Alexander Reid [Reed] 
Moses Boggs, Reuben Winslow, John 
Kylor, Martin Nichols, John P. Hoyt, 
James Ferguson, Elisha Fenton and 
William McNall .[McNaul]. The 
trustees obtained title February 7th, 
1829, to lots numbers 31 and 32, situ- 
ate on Front street adjoining tly? St. 
Andrew 's Episcopal church property. 



and erected the Clearfield Academy 
thereon. ' The structure was built by 
Isaac Southard and Samuel Merrcll, 
and was completed in time for the ses- 
sion of school for the winter of 1830 
and 1831. The contract price for the 
building of the Academy was the sum 
of .$2,375. 

On Juno ] 5th, 1830, the commission- 
ers of Clearfield county conveyed the 
lots numbers 162, 177 and 178, donated 
by Mr. Wiimer, to the trustees of the 
Clearfield Academy, who, on the 26th 
day of June, 1830, conveyed the same 
to Jacob Irvin for $40, 12i/^, they were 
afterwards used by William Jones as a 
brickyard and later by M. Shirk as an 
annex to his tannery, and they are 
now covered by private residences. 

Mr. Witiner defaulted in the pay- 
ment of his bond and died. An action 
was brought by Roland Curtin, surviv- 
ing trustee, for use of Clearfield Acad- 
emy in the Common Pleas of Dauphin 
county, 'igaiust John Groff, adminis- 
trator d. b n., of Mr. Witmer 'a estate, 
for recovery of the unpaid balance 
due under the above recited bond, and 
on August 28th, 1835, the plnintiff re- 
covered a \erdict for $1,270. 12i/^, dam- 
ages .06, costs .06. On the trial of this 
action the defense set up was, "that 
the public buildings were not located on 
the lots contemplated by Abraham 
Witmer when he gave the bond in ques- 
tion;" it did not prevail. 

The $1,500, realized on Mr. Witmer 's 
bond, the $40,121/^ received on sale of 
the three lots donated by Mr. Witmer, 
together with the $2,000 appropriated 
Iiy the state are the financial corner- 
stones upon which Clearfield's first edu- 
cation institution was founded. 

One of the requirements of the Act 



incorporating the Clearfield Academy 
was, 

' ' and there shall be admitted into 
said academy any number of poor 
children Vviho may, at any time, be 
offered in order to be taught gratis; 
provided also, the number so ad- 
mitted and taught shall, at no time, 
be greater than five, and that 
none of eaid children shall continue 
to be taught gratis in said acad- 
emy longer than two years. ' ' 

The academy opened its doors in the 
fall of 1830 with the late A. T. Schry- 
ver as its principal. Until the "gen- 
eral systen.. of education by common 
schools" was adopted on April 1, 1834, 
the Acadtmy was the only institution 



within the limits of the present borough 
in which the children of the poor were 
to be tauglt free — and then but five of 
them were to be so taught every two 
years. 

Clearfield town was a part of Law- 
rence township until 1840, and the com- 
mon schools- of that township, which 
the children of the town attended were, 
during the time between 1834 and 1840, 
held in the Academy, and from 1840 
(the year in which the town of Clear- 
field became an incorporated borough) 
until 1852 the common schools for the 
borough were held in the Academy. 
The trustctP usually hiring a teacher 
for one term and the school district 
paying for the other term — there being 
two terms each year. 




TOWN HALL 



Town Hall. 

The "Town Hall" was completed in 



1852 and stood on Pine street, where 
the residence of Mrs. Fulford and W. 



A. Hagerty, Esq., now stands and after 
1852 and until the fall of 1874 the com- 
mon schools of the borongh of Clear- 
field were held here and in the old 
Methodist church building on Cherry 
street. The late John F. Weaver, at 
the time secretary of the School Board, 
drew the plans for the biiildiug. 

The "Town Hall" served not only 
to accommodate the public schools of 
the borough, but also as a place of a- 
musement. Ventriloquists put voices in- 
to the desks and in every corner of the 
school rooms beneath the floors and un- 
der the roof, and it was here, too, that 
"Punch Hiid Judy" made their first 
bow to a Clearfied audience. Here 
magicians dumfounded our people with 
their decfptive tricks and the magic 



lantern threw its wonderful pictures 
on the screen. 

The first county superintendent, Dr. 
A. T. Schryver, was chosen in the 

' ' Town Hall ' ' and here, too, the first 
County Institute for this county, was 
held. 

The movement for the conservation 
of the forests came too late, as the 
teachers of the old "Town Hall" de- 
pleted them hereabouts of their supply 
of birch and white thorn, and were 
making inroads on the apple orchards 
when the new order of things came 
and a change in the methods of disci- 
pline. As a physical culture institu- 
tion it would eclipse all our later es- 
tablishments. 




LEONARD GRADED SCHOOL. 



Leonard Graded School. 

On April 17, 1871, the Legislature 
established graded schools in Clear- 
field borough, 

"in which the rudiments and low- 
er English branches shall be 
taught free, and the higher Eng- 
lish branches and languages and 
classics shall be taught at moder- 
ate prices. ' ' 

The Act gave 

' ' The triistees of the Clearfield 
Academy power to sell and con- 
vey into the School District of the 
Borough of Clearfield the Academy 



lots subject to the express condi- 
tion that the same shall be used 
for the purpose of a public or 
graded school, in which all the Eng- 
lish branches, mathematics and the 
classics shall be taught. ' ' 

It also anthorized the sale of the 
lots on which the Town Hall and the 
newly acquired shool houses stood. The 
Town Hall and Methodist church prop- 
erties were soM in 1874 to James B. 
Graham for $3,44.5. The Academy 
property was conveyed August 25, 1876, 
to the School District of Clearfield 
borough in trust. 

The Leonard Graded School build- 



ing, at the southeastern corner of East 
Market and East Fifth streets, was 
completed during the summer of 1874. 
Ezra Ale was the architect and Richard 
B. Taylor the builder. The lots upon 
which it is located were deeded to the 
School District of the borough of Clear- 
field by the late ex-Associate Judge 
James T. Leonard, fur whom the build- 
ing was named, in consideration of the 
sum of "one dollar and a desire upon 
the part of the said James T. Leonard 
to advance the cause of education in 
the borough of Clearfield." The build- 
ing, furniture and apparatus cost $36,- 
400, of which amount Judge Leonard 
on August 2Gth, 1876, donated the sum 
of $14,30-2..53. 

The completion of the Leonard 
Graded School building marked the 
passing of two of Clearfield's historic 
schools — the Clearfield Academy and 
the Town Hall. The late Revernd P. 
L. Harrison was the last principal of 
the Acamedy as an incorporated edu- 
cational institution and Mr. T. P. Schae- 
fer, of Philadelphia, of the old "Town 
Hall." The Town Hall was demolish- 
ed but the Academy was used until 
1901 as an ynnex for the graded schools 
and for private schools. 

The first school in the Leonard Grad- 
ed School building was opened Septem- 
bre 28th, 1874, with the late Reverend 
George W. Fnrtney as principal, and 
Mr. I. P. Sehaefer and Miss Harriet 
Swan as assistant principals. Its pu- 
pils comprised those who had attended 
the Aeademv and Miss Swan 's private 
school for girls and the Town Hall. The 
task of now properly grading the 
schools of the borough was not an easy 
one. Hero were the pupils from the 
Academy and Miss Swan's private 
school, from the Town Hall, some who 



had been fway at boarding school, and 
others who had moved into the bor- 
ough or Vvho were new pupils in its 
schools. Ml. Fortney and Mr. Sehaef- 
er were equal to the task and so well 
did they systematize and grade the 
schools that Mr. B. C. Youngman, suc- 
ceeding Mr. Fortney, as principal in 
September, 1875, adopted their classi- 
fications and courses of study, after- 
wards making such improvements there- 
in as from time to time was found ne- 
cessary or desirable. 

Messrs. Fortney and Sehaefer were 
disciplinarians of the highest order. 
Mr. Sehaefer had had some experience 
in the old Town Hall and knew about 
what he was up against, and Miss Swan 
understood her girls. Mr. Fortney was 
no mean athlete, for no pupil was able 
to master him, and by the end of his 
3'ear the most unruly was bent so as 
to grow in the way he should. 

The dedicatory exercises of the 
Leonard Graded School building were 
held in the Opera House, lately de- 
stroyed by fire, on Friday, October 9th, 
1874, at which the following exercises 
were held; 

1. Prayci, Reverend A. D. Yocum; 
Music, Clearfield Orchestra. 2. Hon. 
William A. Wallace, on behalf of the 
Board, presented the building to tne 
citizens of Clearfield. 3. Dr. R. V. Wil- 
son accepted the building in behalf of 
the citizens. 4. Dedicatory prayer, by 
Rev. H. S. Butler. 5. Address, "Grad- 
ed Schools." J. P. Wickersham, State 
Superintendent of Common Schools. 
6. Address. ex-Governor William Big- 
lei 7. Address, Rev. H. S. Butler. 8. 
Address, William M. McCullough, Esq. 
9. Benediction, Rev. H. S. Butler. 

The *eople were very enthusiastic 



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over this new departure in the schools 
of the borough and the Opera House 
was filled to overflowing with a most 
enthusiastic and appreciative audi- 
ence. 

Mr. B. C. Youngnian, as stated above 
became principal of the Graded Schools 
of Clearfield borough in 1875, and under 
him the first class was graduated in 
1876. Mr. Youngman was principal of 
these schools until his election as 
County Superintendent in 1890. when 



he was succeeded by Mr. T. S. March, 
now one ot our State High School In- 
spectors and then again Mr. Young- 
man again became principal of the 
schools in 1896-7 and served for 5 years 
when he was succeeded by Prof. H. E. 
Trout. 

From the opening of the Graded 
Schools in September, 1874, until 1902, 
a total of 141 pupils were graduated 
under Mr. Youngman and Mr. March 
and Prof. Trout. 






JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 



The Clearfield High School. 

(Hereafter to be known as the Junior 
High School) 

The cornerstone of what we will now 
call the old Clearfield High School, 
standing on the west side of Front 
street, and on the site on which stood 
the Clearfield Academy, was laid May 



5th, 1902, under the auspices of the 
state ofiicers of the Masonic Fraternity. 
The services were under the local su- 
pervision of W. H. Patterson, Esq., then 
ppesident of the School Board. 

The building is constructed of brick 
and stone with terra-cotta trimming. 
It contains twelve rooms with an as- 
sembly hall of a seating capacity for 



three hundred. Mr. C. M. Robinson 
was the architect of the building and 
our townsman, Mr. Reuben H. Thomp- 
son, its builder. The building with its 
equipment cost approximately $49,000. 
It was completed and occupied, with- 
out any special ceremony, in the early 
part of 190.3. 

Prof. H. E. Trout was the principal 
of our schools at this time and held 
that position until 1908, when he was 
succeeded by W. H. Sprankle, who 
served for two years; on June 14, 1910, 
L. F. Benchoff was elected to succeed 
Mr. Sprankle; and on June 27, 1911, 
Prof. George E. Zearfoss became su- 
pervising principal of the schools oi 
the borough, and still retains that po- 
sition. 

Captain David McGaiighey (Company 
C, 34th Regiment, Penna. Reserves), 
having first made his will, died on Sat- 
urday. March 22d, 1902. His will con- 
tained, among others, a charitable be- 
quest as follows: "To the 'School Dis- 
trict of the Borough of Clearfield' two 
thousand dollars ($2,000) to be used 
for the purpose of the public schools of 
said borough.' " 

The School Board accepted this be- 
quest on May 6th, 1902, and made the 
following record in connection there- 
with: 

"On motion of Mr. Smith, Sec. 
by Mr. Lee, it was 'Resolved, That 
the School Board of Clearfield bor- 
ough. Pa., accept the bequest of 
the late Captain D. McGaughey, 
and that the fund derived from 
said bequest be set aside for the 
purpose of establishing and equip 
ping of the 'Manual Training 
and Domestic Science Depart- 
ments' of our High School; that 



said fund be known as the 'Cap- 
tain David McGaughey Memorial 
Fund/ and that said fund be used 
for said purposes only. ' ' 

On December 2nd, 1902, the execu- 
tors of Captain McGaughey 's will paid 
this $2,000 to the School District with- 
out any deduction being made on ac- 
count of or for the collateral inherit- 
ance tax — that being paid by Mrs. Car- 
rie C. McGaughey, the residuary lega- 
tee named in the will. 




George F. Zerfoss. 



The establishment of this manual 
training department was at the time 
announced as one of the main features 
of the High School. 

Mrs. McGaughey subsequently sup- 
plemented her husband's bequest by a 
eontributinii of $28.5.48 towards the 
equipment of a chemical laboratory. 

This building is to be devoted lo 
the Seventii and Eighth Grades, which 
are now assembled there, and will be 







hereafter known as the "Junior High 
School." 

There have been graduated from this 
building 334, which with the 141 pu- 
pils graduated from the Leonard Grad- 
ed School building, makes a grand to- 
tal of 475 graduates from the High 
Schools of Clearfield borough from 1874 
to and including 1916. 

The following is the corps of in- 
structors who were in charge of the 
schools in this building and who have 
been transferred to "The Clearfield 
High School" building: 

George E. Zerfoss, Superintendent 

High School. 
G C. Kirk, Principal 

H. Maude Latham, English 

Sarah E. Shelley, English 

Alfred S. VanOsten, Mathematics 

Dorr I. Bartoo, Mathematics & Science 
John T. Taylor, History 

Jane E. Edwards, Latin 

William A. Whiting Science 

Frances T. McNall, German 

J. Arthur Adams, Assistant & Coach 



Sue E. Andrews 
Mable E. Weir 
Anna M. Sbultz 
Lorenzo C. Carlton 
Fanny E. Cassell 
Charles Eockwell 



Commercial 

Commercial 

Domestic Science 

Manual Training 

Drawing 

Music 



The following tables made up from 
figures furnished by Mr. Zerfoss will 
serve to show the attendance and 
pupils entering the High School who 
have graduated from 1911-12 to sma 
including 1915-16. Examination of 
of these tables must convince the tax- 



payers that a greater number of pupils 

are now taking advantage of the edu- 

cationiacilities of the town. 
A 
PUPILS IN HIGH SCHOOL. 





'.(.'uition 


Borough 




Term. 


Pupils 


Pupils 


Totasl 


]911-12 


29 


155 


184 


1912-13 


36 


200 


236 


1913-14 


55 


227 


282 


1914-15 


85 


243 


328 


1915-16 


109 


280 


389 


1916-17 


139 


296 


435 



Totals 453 1401 1854 

Pupils Entering High School Who 
Graduated. 

Term 

1912 35 

1913 27 

1914 35 

1915 38 

1916 64 

Total 199 

There are 82 in the Class of 1917 
but, as the examinations have not yet 
been held, they have not been included 
in above table. If they should all 
graduate the total for the six years 
would aggregate 281. 

A graduation from this school meets 
the repuirements for entrance into a 
number of the higher institutions and 
some of the colleges. 

In addition to these buildings modern 
school houses have been erected, from 
time to time, in the second, third and 
fourth wards of the borough. 



II 



The Clearfield High School Building. 

It is a singular coincidence that the 
location selected for the site of our 
new High School building should also 
have been the homestead property of 
G. L. Eeed, for many years a member 
of the School Board of this Borough, 
and a son of the late Alexander B. 
Reed, one of the original trustees of 
the Clearfield Academy. In 1915 the 
School District acquired title from the 
heirs of the late G L. Eeed for the 
block of ground situate on the south 
side of Market street and west of 
Front street for the price of $18,000, 
and upon i'. has been erected the Clear- 
field High School building. 

The new High School building was 
designed by Harrington & Howard, 
architects, of DuBois, this county. It 
was built by William A. Lukens, of this 
place, who also erected the Third Ward 
School building. 

As described by the architects: 

' ' The new * * * building * * 
represents the most modern ideas of 
planning, design and construction. It 
is * * * a dignified, efiicient and eco- 
nomical example of the modern school 
of architecture. ' ' In planning the 
building the architects * * * solved 
their problem of complicated require- 
ments in a very sim])le and logical 
manner. *'lt is a rectagular auditori- 
um, facing Market street, with a cuixi- 
dor around its three enclosed sides, 
connecting class rooms around its three 
exterior sides; the front ends of this 
corridor terminate in fire proof towers 
containing the main entrances and 
stairways. This disposition of the plan 
gives the auditorium (and the gymna- 
sium below it) the maximum amount 



of daylight to the rear of the audience; 
the large windows required for this 
purpose, flanked by the entrance tow- 
ers, jiresents an appearance of archi- 
tectural grace and dignity not hereto- 
fore attained in this vicinity. The au- 
ditorium (51x6.5 feet) with its balcony 
has a total seating capacity of 800 peo- 
X)le; the gymnasium below it has a total 
capacity of 600 people. These two 
rooms are entered, on either side, di- 
rectly from the entrance towers; it is 
therfore unnecessary for spectators to 
traverse other parts of the building 
than those devoted to their entertain- 
ment. There are twenty-one class 
rooms and nine additional basement 
rooms for the use of manual training 
and domestic science departments. 
The class rooms average 21x26 feet and 
will accommodate about 42 pupils each. 
All class rooms have unilateral light- 
ing The planning of each room, closet 
and corridor, as well as their relation 
to each other, has been definitely ar- 
ranged for the purpose to which they 
will be devoted. 

"The heating plant is located in the 
center of the building to the rear. It 
has a fan room on either side and is of 
the same type as is used in the latest 
school buildings in New York, Phila- 
delphia and Pittsburgh. The main- 
tainance of this feature of a school 
building is very important and this 
one will readily prove its economy by 
direct comparison with the other sys- 
tems in our school buildings. 

' ' The toilet plumbing is all grouped 
in two stacks to the rear of the build- 
ing and at the end of each side corri- 
dor. This is the most economical and 
sanitary arrangement possible. 

"The ai'/hitectural design of the ex- 



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terior is a modern adaptation of the 
classical school. It does noe depend 
upon unnecessary ornament or expen- 
sive architectural features for its ef- 
fect but rather upon simple lines and 
materials composed in dignified pro- 
portions. As Clearfield is located in 
a clay producing country it was con- 
sidered both appropriate and economi- 
cal to employ clay products in the 
erection of this building rather than 
cut stone or other expensive foreign 
materials. The walls are of light buff 
brick trimmed with cream colored ter- 
ra cotta. 

"In construction this building is an 
example of efficient structural engi- 
nering. The old rule of thumb meth- 
ods of construction disappeared to- 
gether witn the old school of American 
design and here we find the strength 
of each steel beam, timber and mass 
of masonry accurately computed and 
so worked into the construction as to 
employ its strength and durability 
without waste of material. All stair- 
ways are of iron and concrete. All in- 
terior finish is of oak fiinished with a 
gray stain and varnish. Plate glass 
was used for all exterior glazing and 
all sash are finished with metal weath- 
er strips. The flat roof is covered 
with a ten year guaranteed asbestos 
and asphalt roofing material." 

The grovind plans and building, ex- 
elusive of apparatus, equipment, side- 
walks, grading and architects' com- 
missions, cost approximately $107,190.- 
58. 

This cost is made up of the follow- 
ing items: 



Building Site . 
Kittleberger Bros., 

plumbing .. $4,008.00 



$18,000 



Elec. Supply 

Co.wiring,etc. 2,453.55 

Geo. W. Johnson, 

heating .... 10,779.00 

Clfd. Hdw. Co., 

finishing hdw. 807.66 

John Minn.^ ex- 
cavating and 
foundations 5,431.51 

W. A. Lnkens, 

build ev .'. 64,960.86 

88,440.58 

Harrington 
& Howar:!, 

plans, $750.00 

Total, $107,190.58 

That physical training is to occupy 
an important place in the Clearfield 
High School seems reasonably certain. 
The first occupancy of the new build- 
ing was effective Friday evening, 
March 23r(l, 1917, by the Clearfield 
High Shool Basket Ball team. Their 
possession was vainly disputed by the 
Williamsport High School team, but the 
invaders were routed and Clearfield 
High held the gymnasium by a score of 
32 to 19. 

Under cover of this victory the High 
School, of which the basket ball team 
is an important factor, moved into the 
new quarters on March 26th. 1917, and 
firmly and immovably intrenched itself 
there and started its machinery for the 
education and training of our youth 
according to the most approved mod- 
ern methods of instruction. The build- 
ing itself, however, was not formally 
and officially dedicated to its uses un- 
til last week, when the formal dedica- 
tory exercises were held according to 
the following program: 



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DEDICATION 

CLEARFIELD 
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 

Clearfield, Penusylvania. 

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 

April lOth, nth and 12th, 

19 17. 



TUBS. APRIL 10, 1917, 
8.00 P. M. 

RECEPTION TO PUBLIC. 

Eeeeption Committee: 

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bigler 

Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Piper 

Mr. and Mrs. George Reed 

Mr. and Mrs. George Rosser 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McDowell 

Mr. and Mrs. John Chaplin 

Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Zerfoss 

Mr. Grover C. Kirk 

Music in the Anditorium. 

The entire building will be open to 

the public for inspection from 8.00 to 

10.30. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917 
8.00 P. M. 

Mr. Albert D. Bigler, presiding, 

President of the School Board 

Music, "Gloria, Mozart, High Scuool 
Invocation, Dr. E. C. Reeve 

Music, "Meadow Song," Wiegand, 

Girls' Chorus 

Address, Mr. A. D. Bigler 

Address, Mrs. R. D. Swoope 

Regent Susquehanna Chapter 

Daughters of the American 



Revolution presenting, on be- 
half of the Chapter, a large 
American Flag. 
Address, Dr. W. Scott Piper 

On behalf of the School Board, 
accepting the Flag. 
Chorus, "Star Spangled Banner" 

Address, Mr. R. G. Howard, Architect 
Music, "Hunters Bold and Free," 

Herve, Boys' Chorus 

Address, Mr. Benjamin C. Youngman 
Address, Mr. George E. Zerfoss 

Superintendent of Schools. 
Address, Burgess Hobart Callahan 

Address, James F. Fletcher 

President Borough Council. 
Music. "Huntsmen Up and Sound 

the Horn," By Quartet 

Address, Representative of Council 

Address Judge Singleton Bell 

Music, "Worship of God in Na- 
ture," Beethoven, High School 
During these exercises, at the sug- 
gestion of Mr. Leslie Stewart, the Flag- 
presented by the Susquehanna Chapter 
D. A. R., was unfurled, and the audi- 
ence joined the school in singing "The 
Star Spangled Banner. ' ' 

Mr. Stewart, at the instance of cer- 
tain taxpayers, then suggested that the 
Board of Education place a tablet in 
the building, on which should be in- 
scribed the names of Mr. B. C. Young- 
man, the Board of Education and the 
architects. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917. 
8.00 P. M, 

Mr. Albert D. Bigler, Presiding. 

Music, "O, Thou Whose Power," 

Rossini, High School 

Invocation, Rev. Allenbach 

Music, "Praise Ye," Verdi, Trio 



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Address, F. G. Betts 

Introducing Hon. Cyrus E. Woods. 

Address, Hon. Cyrus E. Woods 

Music (a) "Out on the Deep," Lohr 

(b) "Last Night," Kjerulf, 

High chool. 

Address, George E. Zerfoss 

Introducting Dr. George Becht. 

Address, Mr. George Becht 

Executive Secretary of State 

Board of Education. 

Music, "Let the Hills with Song 

Eesound, ' ' Eichards, 

High School 

The Board of Education, under whose 
supervision and management the new 
High School building has been erected 
and dedicated, is composed of the fol- 
lowing named gentlemen: 

Albert D. Bigler, President 

John S. Chaplin, . . . . Vice President 

Dr. W. Scott Piper, Secretary 

George B. Eeed Lloyd McDoweiJ 

George M. Eosser Elbert V. Brown 

A happy incident in connection with 
these" dedicatory exercises was the 
presence and active part taken in them 
by our beloved teacher, venerable and 
universally respected fellow townsman 
Mr. B. C. Youngman, who, with an in- 
terruption of the six years durin 
which he was county superintendent, 
was principal of our schools during the 



twenty years of its formative period. 
To Eev. Fortney, Mr. Schaefer, Miss 
Swan, Prof, March, and particularly 
to Mr. Youngman, belongs the honor 
of having laid the foundation for our 
splendid borough schools. 

Hon. Cyrus E. Woods, who was born 
here, and is now Secretary of the Com- 
monwealth, honored our town by his 
presence and with an interesting ad- 
dross; and the State Board of Educa- 
tion, through its executive secretary. 
Dr. J. George Becht, extended its con- 
gratulations to the citizens upon the 
completion of the Clearfield High 
School building. 

It is no small compliment to Prof. 
Zerfoss and his corps of able instruct- 
ors that the taxpayers of this borough 
have been so liberal in erecting such a 
magnificent home in which to house our 
High Schools which have attained a 
high standard of excellence under his 
supervision and through their faithful 
efforts. All has been given that was 
asked for and the people will now de- 
mand the best results in the education 
and training of our youth for lives of 
usefulness and good citizenship. 

The American Flag now floats high 
over this great monument to the pro- 
ressivenoss and public spiritedness of 
old Clearfield, and the Alumni Associa- 
tion of the Clearfield High School will 
ever defend it against every foe. 



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